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I used to think that but what sticks in my throat is the bullying of other athletes into potentially dangerous practices for other people's short term gain. Da
by Lio 11y ago
I used to think that but what sticks in my throat is the bullying of other athletes into potentially dangerous practices for other people's short term gain.
David Millar's autobiography goes into some detail about it.
Someone saying "take this blood transfusion or inject this 'recover' syringe or you're out of a job" to a young athlete, far from home, is a scary thought.
- roymurdock 11y agoThis is why I'm hesitant to say that sports should just legalize doping. It will trickle down from the pro level and have extreme consequences on the young athletes whose bodies are still developing. "Natural" forms of athletic enhancement (pre puberty rigorous training) lead to stunted growth from the stress and impact placed on growth plates. What happens when the only way to get ahead is to gamble with Human Growth Hormone and steroids pre puberty?